Good News: NGS GENTECH 2004 is only a week away. Even Better News: Reduced Hotel Rate We have just noticed a printing error in the GENTECH program. Fortunately, this error translates into lower costs for your GENTECH Conference stay. On page 2 of the Conference Registration Brochure, the daily rate for the Millennium Hotel is incorrectly stated as $132/night. The actual rate for GENTECH conference attendees is actually only $99/night. We apologize for this error -- but you can keep the extra $33. (Spend it in the Exhibit Hall!) So, don't miss out on this opportunity. Register now while there is still space in the Hotel. Here are the Particulars about the Conference: NGS GENTECH 2004 will be in held in St. Louis on January 22-24. Since 1993, GENTECH has been THE national conference for people interested in GENealogy and TECHnology. Now, as a new division of the National Genealogical Society, NGS GENTECH will sponsor conferences that continue to meet the needs of advanced users and those new to using technology in research. Each year the conference has featured a panel of nationally known speakers who have addressed themselves to every aspect of the use of computer and Internet technology to support genealogical research - to meet the needs of advanced users as well as those just beginning to use technology in their research. This year there will be a Librarians' Pre-Conference at NGS GENTECH on Thursday, January 22, 2004 which will feature talks by Cyndi Howells, Ruth Ann Hager and Matt Helm. Details of this special Pre-Conference are at: www.slcl.lib.mo.us/slcl/sc/gentech04/precon-schedule.htm. In addition to the Librarian's Pre-Conference, Thursday will feature two-hour tutorials on four important topics: * Building a Family Genealogy Web site * Mapping Workshop * Federal Web Sites * Digital Photography. See the full NGS GENTECH 2004 program at: www.eshow2000.com/ngsgentech/register_now.cfm or at the St. Louis Genealogical Society website: www.stlgs.org/gentech2004. If you have not attended a GENTECH conference, please consider making this your first. Our professional development depends upon finding and using the right tools to accomplish your clients' goals, and the sessions at this conference can help. Remember, you can register on line at: www.eshow2000.com/ngsgentech/register_now.cfm We look forward to seeing you in St. Louis in just a few weeks! NGS GENTECH 2004 promises to be a sellout and a highly successful conference. John Konvalinka, CGRS(sm), CGL(sm) NGS GENTECH 2004 Publicity Chair www.konvalinka.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/608 Message Board Post: T. C. Williamson appears as a charter member of the Lodge formed at Walter's Chapel, AR. We know he had a son, George Williamson, born in Prairie County, and that he was a physician who stayed behind to care for women and children during at least part of the Civil War. He was also on a committee to care for those families who were widowed or orphaned by the war in Prairie County. T. C. was from Pontotoc County, MS, and moved to AR sometime after 1850 with his wife M. F (Mary Frances) Wiley Williamson. George was their first child. Some researchers believe he may have been a spy for the Confederates - no research has been able to prove or disprove this. Mary Frances died, perhaps in AR and perhaps in child birth, and T. C. went back to MS during the Civil War and married Rhoda Naomi Cornwell Mathews, a Civil War widow from Pontotoc County. It is unknown if he and Rhoda returned to AR. Their own eldest child, Thomas Dorsey Williamson, was born in MS. Another child, Maxmillian Wade Williamson, was born in Water Valley, MS, in 1868. We believe George (and any of his siblings there may have been) were left at sometime with his maternal grandparents, George Wiley, in MS . Rhoda was their immediate neighbor. There are small children in their care in the 1860 census, but George's name (or that of the eldest child of the younger ones) is illegible. I have been unable to search in the Walter's Chapel cemetery website for Mary Frances or any other children who might have been born in AR. Could someone please look this up for me? Any other information about this family and their time in AR would be most appreciated!!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/607.1 Message Board Post: Hello. To be honest with you, I think you just need to make some phone calls. I know there is a Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Sims who live now in North Little Rock according to my mother who actually knew them. I have met them and they are quite socialable folks. My cousin was married to their son for many years. My mother felt sure that this would have to be the people you were looking for. She also suggested a lady she believed who could provide the phone number if you want that. I checked the cemetery book for Mulberry Cemetery at England. There are several Sims listed including one man who was born in 1919. If you live in Arkansas, I would suggest you look at the Arkansas Death Index that you will find at a local library anywhere in Arkansas. It should give you an exact date of death and allow you to order a death certificate from which you could surely pick up some info. If you need a researcher I can suggest someone, but I truly think you just need to make some calls. Good luck!! Linda

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/371.2.1.1 Message Board Post: thank you very much. i will look forward to hearing from you. may God bless you as he has me in sending you my way.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VV.2ADI/371.2.1 Message Board Post: lots of Sims in the England and lonoke county area over the years. give me a couple of days and ill see what i can find for you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/371.2 Message Board Post: hey ther i was reading this and thought that if you could help me out then it would be great. i am looking for information on my greatgrandfather his name was James Riley Sims and was buried somewhere around England, AR around 1927 or 28. my grandfather was Jacup Jake Sims and my father was JR Sims. anything that you could find out will be appreciated. Thank You for the work that you do for peopl and God bless you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sims, Simms Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/607 Message Board Post: my greatgrandfather was buried in England, AR. i am trying to find anything i can on him. his name was James Riley Sims. i believe that he died in 1927 but not real sure. my grandfather was born in 1909 and i believe that they setteled down in that area, he later moved to the flat lands of AR around Monette, AR. his name was Jacup Jake Sims and he married a lady by the name of Elsie Waddle. any help that anyone can give will be appreiayed. thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/606.1 Message Board Post: Hello. I have a suggestion for you. I know a lady who can do some research here in Arkansas. She will ask for a donation to the local Lonoke County Museum building fund. Write Sherryl Miller at the Lonoke County Museum, PO Box 873, Lonoke, Ar. 72086 You may phone her at 501-676-2496. She will not do e-mail. She will go to the history commission in Little Rock to search, if need be. Be sure you write the name or names, what you know, a time frame such as after 1900, etc. Sherryl just recently found some stuff for me. She is a whiz at the old records and is highly respected in our area of the state. Perhaps she can help, but perhaps not. We are at Lonoke. Good luck. Linda Acrey

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sprague Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/606 Message Board Post: My great Grandfather Henry Sprague died near Lonoke Ark on Nov 8th, 1896, his brother Samuel Sprague also died near Lonoke a few years earlier. Both are said to be buried in Watensaw cemetery. Any information on them would be appriciated. Thank You. Ted N. Sprague

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Amaden, Howard Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/250.3.1 Message Board Post: Hi Christy, Thanks so much for posting! I was raised in Tampa, Fl - currently in the Navy and live in Charleston, SC. My hobby for the last 20 years has been the Amaden family history. I'm currently working with another cousin on a book. Otho Gates Amaden was the originator of the Lonoke Amaden family. He came there about 1905 and married Gernsie Drucilla Howard on Dec 23, 1909 in Lonoke County. Otho was born on Nov 7, 1874 in Milford, Defiance County, Ohio, son of Henry Amaden and Harriette Celestia Wilcox. Henry's brother John is my great great grandfather. My last record of Otho is in 1925 when he was listed in the distribution of his mother's estate. His wife "Drucie" is listed as a widow in the 1930 census. Based on what I have, I suspect that you might be the daughter of Howard Miles Amaden. Although I haven't updated it for about a year, please check out my website at www.amaden.com - where I have a good deal of genealogy posted. I have a great deal more information on the history of the family and would love to hear from you. Thanks, Chris

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/605.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Just write Sherryl outlining what you are wanting to find and she can and will assist. Sherryl just helped a man from Mississippi. Among the things she found was an article about his own dad. Right now, she is in the process of trying to secure a grant that would provide funding for a diorama of downtown Lonoke in 1897, so she is always busy. We are both actively involved in this museum. I once lived in California, way back, at LeMoore so I know where Tulare is. I would have stayed and probably made more money, but it was just too far from home for me. Good luck!!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/605.1.1 Message Board Post: Linda,Thank You so much for the info on this lady. I will certainly write or give her a call. If I lived near by it would be great but I live in Tulare,Ca. A little bit of a drive hehe! I invite anyone researching the Bethanys to email me. I do not charge for all my digging, I enjoy the sharing of Family.The surnames connected with this Family are Blaylock, Watts,Black, Kuhn,Allen,Pihl,Collins,Garner, Kellogg.Thank You again Carol Bethany!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/605.1 Message Board Post: Hello. Well, Pettus puts them south of Lonoke. It was a farming area. If the man died in the time frame you believe, he may not have a marker as times were so hard. There is a death index book which starts in 1914 and ends in 1948, that should give you his exact date of death. Then you could order his death certificate. There is a lady who does research for folks and is quite good. Write Sherryl Miller at the Lonoke County Museum, PO Box 873, Lonoke, Ar. 72086 You may phone her at 501-676-2496. She will not do e-mail. She will go to the history commission in Little Rock to search. Be sure you write the name or names, the county, a time frame such as after 1920, etc. Believe it or not, she found some stuff for me just last Friday She is a whiz at the old records and is highly respected in our area of the state. Perhaps she can help, but perhaps not. She will expect a donation to the local museum building fund as payment. If you live close enough, you can make arrangements to meet her in the local library and let her assist you. She does that all the time for folks. We are just about twenty -five miles east of Little Rock at Lonoke. Good luck. Linda Acrey Lonoke, Arkansas

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bethany,Watts,Allen,Kuhn,Black,Collins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/605 Message Board Post: I am researching William M. Bethany. He married Laura Kuhn he is living in 1920 in Lonoke Co.,Ar.,Pettustownship. In 1930 Laura is a widow. Anyone able to help find his burial in that area?Also Onie Bethany married L.L. Allen in 1917 and lived next door to her father William and family. In 1921 she died. But can't find her burial either. Any info would be greatly appreciated.Carol Bethany

Jan, I checked, and she is no longer subscribed to this list. Perhaps she just took some time off. Hope you find her. Myra Chambers List Moderator ----- Original Message ----- From: Jan Garber To: ARLONOKE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 8:06 AM Subject: [ARLONOKE] Lost contact, can anyone help?? Hi Listers. I have been in contact with Becky Roberts of Cabot AR.using this list or her e-mail addy "Becky Roberts" <pilotsmum@futura.net> Lately I have sent several e-mails but have received no replies. My messages haven't been returned so there's hope. Can anyone shed any light on this problem?? JAN ==== ARLONOKE Mailing List ==== To Unsubscribe send a post to ARLONOKE-L-request@rootsweb.com (Use D for digest) Type UNSUBSCRIBE in the text. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Hi Listers. I have been in contact with Becky Roberts of Cabot AR.using this list or her e-mail addy "Becky Roberts" <pilotsmum@futura.net> Lately I have sent several e-mails but have received no replies. My messages haven't been returned so there's hope. Can anyone shed any light on this problem?? JAN

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VV.2ADI/250.3 Message Board Post: I grew up in Lonoke. Where are you from? What information do you have?

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VV.2ADI/603 Message Board Post: I am looking to find more information on my great great grandfather and his brother. Silas married Memphis and had five children. Some of there children relocated to the Bay area (Richmond, CA). In addition, I am looking to make the connection to my native american roots. jeanette jennings (sacramento, ca)

Seeking ancestral information on Vesta C. Revely married 1898 to Robert L. Horn. Laurie Skillern Cabot, Lonoke County, Arkansas